- Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for the "voluntary migration" of Palestinians in Gaza. I guess he figures it's still "voluntary" if the residents of the territory decide that conditions are intolerable and therefore leave; others have characterized this proposal in different terms. In any case, whether Israel will succeed in this or other goals remains to be seen.
- Several filmmakers have withdrawn from a festival in Amsterdam after its organizers condemned the use of the "from the river to the sea" slogan.
- A lawyer who previously represented Donald Trump has advised prosecutors in Georgia that one of Trump's aides told her in December 2020 that he would not leave the White House under "any circumstances". I guess it's a good thing he changed his mind or things could have gotten messier than they did.
- A British lawyer, with ties to Jimmy Lai, was scheduled to give a lecture in Hong Kong entitled "Judges, Democracy and the Criminal Law" at the University of Hong Kong, but the lecture was abruptly cancelled due to "unforeseen circumstances". The website for the university's law faculty was also taken offline. I guess talk of such things as judicial independence is a bit of a sore spot over there.
- Some folks are looking at ways a sustainable tourism industry could be brought into being, including flight-free travel among other things. It's promising, but I can't help but notice that all the people doing this seem to be in the EU. Something like that would be harder in Canada or the US.
- Researchers in the US and the UK are looking at the impact of putting warning labels on meat regarding the environmental consequences of eating it; results are mixed.
- The EU seems to be backing down on a promising regulatory regime for hazardous chemicals; looks like industry lobbyists got the better of them.
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